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Outsider knows that the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) seek to represent financial planners and he knows that the Fi...

Outsider was relieved but not particularly surprised to read that over half of British expats would not move back to their UK motherland – and not just because one of his...

So, what does the cost of a motorcycle trail bike have in common with the average drawdown of superannuation early release?...

Outsider is sure he was not the only one who scratched his head in confusion when Elon Musk announced his newborn son would be named X Æ A-12. ...

Outsider was delighted to read the news that, finally, the Commonwealth Bank had found an outfit with the will and the pockets deep enough to take on Colonial First State...

Outsider knows that there a certain number of financial advisers who like nothing better than sticking the boot into the Financial Planning Association and the Associatio...

As a man of a certain age, Outsider wouldn’t say he enjoys using modern technology. He also understands that weeks of Government-enforced social distancing rules can driv...

Outsider is the first to admit that he suffers from the green-eyed monster of envy when it comes to remuneration but he thought he had put that all to one side when he he...

Outsider was absolutely outraged to learn that some of the denizens of major consultancies such as Deloitte, KPMG and EY had been obliged to absorb pay cuts of up to 20% ...

Outsider has discovered something disturbing. According to the medicos and the Government he is elderly....

While airlines are feeling the hit of lockdown on their share prices, to the point where they may need Government bailouts, Outsider spares a thought for those who have i...

Anyone who knows Outsider knows that, not unlike the great Groucho Marx, Outsider would not want to join any club which would have him as a member....

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So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...

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Denise Baker

This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...

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So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...

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A Sydney-based financial adviser has been banned from providing financial services in the interest of consumer protection after failing to act on conduct concerns. ...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a $250 million Sydney fund manager, one of two AFSL cancellations announced by the corporate regulator....

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Having divested its advice business in August, AMP is undergoing restructuring in at least four other departments amid a cost simplification program....

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